The Way in Which We Should Go; A Sermon: Preached in the Parish Church of St. Botolph, Cambridge; On Sunday December 11, 1808, for the Benefit of the New School (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Name: The Way in Which We Should Go; A Sermon: Preached in the Parish Church of St. Botolph, Cambridge; On Sunday December 11, 1808, for the Benefit of the New School (Classic Reprint)
Author: James Plumptre
ISBN: 9780483587021

James Plumptre

9780483587021: The Way in Which We Should Go; A Sermon: Preached in the Parish Church of St. Botolph, Cambridge; On Sunday December 11, 1808, for the Benefit of the New School (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0483587028 ISBN 13: 9780483587021

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Explore a early 19th‑century sermon on education, religion, and public benevolence.

This volume presents James Plumptre’s 1808 sermon, delivered in Cambridge to support a new school system advocated by Dr. Bell and Mr. Lancaster. It argues for religious instruction as a core foundation of society and discusses the aims, challenges, and moral stakes of broad schooling.

Understand how the Bible, faith, and education are linked in early modern reform debates.
See why popular religious instruction was seen as essential for the poor and for future pastors.
Learn the practical arguments for expanding schools and disciplined learning in a changing world.
Gain historical context for the exchange of ideas between clergy, philanthropists, and educational reformers.

Ideal for readers of historical religious writing, educational reform history, and the social context of early 1800s Britain.

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